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Euston Sq. Nov. 30.

My Darling Emmie.

You dont know what luck I had the other day. I went down to the Am. Ex. and there were 5 letters and two of them were from you. Now I call that luck. Dont you? Say I dont think I write very spoony letters. Do you? I feel awfully spoony today. It is so black and foggy that I have the blues about half the time.

The result of that is that I long for you and Ashmont. Those last two letters were awfully nice. How is that for English. I must get out of here & soon or I shall be a britisher in spite of myself. Speaking about writing your baby, I dont think that is very strong in fact I dont think you are given to writing spoony letters. What do you think. You know I am clean gone and am just as soft as I use to be last summer when I kept you up till 12 or 1 oclock. I dont think I had better come home at all if you get on so well without me. And your mother says it was my fault that you got thin. That is mean to kick a fellow when he is down. I mean away. I wonder what sort of an impression my last letter made on your mind. I did'nt mean to say anything to offend you. Did I? If so I take it all back; but you see I was so mad with D.L. that I got loose and had hard work to stop.

Do you think you would really like to have me come home next summer? I am afraid you would get thin again, because you know I should have to come back. [[strikethrough]] again [[/strikethrough]] here. However I am coming any way and I do know you want me to darling. It is too bad that Will & Maud are out.

If you should get mad with me I dont think I should come home at all. if I did I should not stay too long. Just think of that for a tragic resolve. Its the truth just the same 

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How did I get along with my letter to the children? I dont think it interested them.